We're here!

We are here! The internet connection where we are staying at is only available in the office during their office hours so this is the first chance I've had to upload a post. The flight was ....ok...the only really good thing I can say about flying Airtransat is that is over and we don't have to fly with them again! The kids had a stomach upset the day after we arrived but we all seem to be settling in now and are mostly over the jetlag.

Have had a fantastic last couple days exploring the local area; Farnham and the Farnham castle (some parts are over 900 years old!), Alice Holt Forest, checking out all the products in the grocery store and visiting with my cousin. John is loving the driving and the landscape and buildings are beautiful. We are feeling really good and very happy to be here. So many people have been really nice to us and very chatty and interesting. Asking us our story and us learning theirs.

We have only had one negative person who was really upset that we were moving here. She worked as a cashier in Sainsbury and asked if we were on holiday. I told her we were moving to Devon from Canada and she got all serious and looked me in the eye and said "get back on the plane, LEAVE; this country is terrible, do not let your kids grow up here" It was so sad and disappointing to see someone so against her own country. I can see being frustrated with politics and financial climate but to be so angry at her life was upsetting. She even said "and to top it all off we are so close to Europe!" I guess there is some descent in the ranks about being part of the EC. United we stand, divided we fall came to my mind.

We are going on a family mt bike ride in the Alice Holt Forest on Thursday, Paultons theme park for Tyko's 6th bday on Wed and to Lakeside shopping centre to check the ridiculous hugenousness of it all today.

Friday we leave for Derby....

for more photos of our adventures make sure you check out our Flickr page.